The Jazz Singer
October 28, 2011The Jazz Singer
Call Number: VHS01523
by: Alan Crosland; Al Jolson; May McAvoy; Warner Oland; William Demarest; Myrna Loy; Samson Raphaelson; Warner Bros. Pictures.; Vitaphone Corp.; MGM/UA Home Video (Firm);
Format: VHS
Language: English
Publisher: Culver City, CA : Distributed by MGM/UA Home Video, [1991]
Notes: Originally released as the first “talkie” motion picture in 1927.”A photo-dramatic production of Samson Raphaelson’s play [with] adaptation [by] Alfred A. Cohn.” Nominated for two Ocars in 1929. Running Time: 89 min.
Summary: A melodramatic story of a Jewish cantor’s son (Al Jolson) who aspires to be a jazz singer despite his father’s objection and religious tradition. In motion picture history, this was the first feature film to utilize synchronous sound. Jolson’s songs include “Toot, toot, tootsie”, “Blue skies”, and “Mammy.”
OCLC #: 24648172
Added: October 28, 2011
This item is part of the Ralph H. Wolfe Collection
